What are the most interesting things that have happened on an airplane?

Answer: On a night flight from Mexico City to San Francisco, while the entire.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You What are the most interesting things that have happened on an airplane? Fadi Francis, Visited 12% of Earth and counting Updated May 3, 2017 On a night flight from Mexico City to San Francisco, while the entire flight was sleeping, the pilot woke everyone up saying "Sorry to wake you folks, but if you look to yo... Read More » How does wearing glasses affect one's performance in the battlefield? Is it almost impossible for a glass wearer to join a battle? Roland Bartetzko, former German Army Paratrooper, Croatian Defense Council, Kosovo Liberation Army Written Sep 12 There were at least three soldiers in my unit in Bosnia who were wearing glasses. One of them was my squad leader: This guy was a French volunteer who had also been fighting... Read More » What do doctors really think of their morbidly obese patients? Matt Bruntel, lives in Potomac, MD Written Jan 5 I had a 500lb patient recently and his wife asked to speak with me in private. She explained that when her husband was a kid, his dad would beat him, sometimes horribly and... Read More » If my boss asks me to resign because he doesn't believe I'm the right fit and gives me a one-month notice, does it mean he fired me? Eric Rodriguez, For 5 years I hired,fired and suspended as a manager for Trader Joe's. Updated Nov 25 No! The Boss doesn't like you and asks you to resign that means you quit! There are lots of reasons for this. If they fire you: ... Read More » If 2 + f = 5, what is the value of 'f'? Nicolas de Pierola Written Tue Excuse me but: what is the point of posting math questions at this level? Two plus "something" is five. How much is that "something"? Mmm… The same as five minus "the same ... Read More » What are some clever tricks companies use in their marketing? Ganesh Prasad, Artist | Engineer | Marketer Written Dec 17 Why do some ads seem really impactful, while others do not? For example: doesn't this seem more impacting? than this? Both the ads are trying to say the same thing: smoking af... Read More » Is evolution causing our eyesight to weaken? Donna Fernstrom, Psion, Reptile breeder, Author, Therian Written Oct 16 More than likely, yes. This is because we routinely use vision correction, and there is no stigma involved in having poor vision. Thus, the genes for poor vision are prolif... Read More » Why are engineers so highly respected? Maverick Lin, Engineer. Coder. Athlete. Seeker of Answers Updated Apr 18, 2017 Random Person: "Soo, what are you studying?" Engineer: Oh my god, it's my time to shine. (Puffs up chest. Clears throat. Readies himself.) "I'm an engineer." ... Read More » What does it mean "to think mathematically"? Richard Muller, Prof Physics, UCBerkeley, author of "Now—The Physics of Time" (2016) Updated Jan 3, 2016 There is a wonderful story circulated among physicists that illustrates the answer. Johnny von Neumann was a great mathematician and a great physicist. So someone (I don't ... Read More » What is the rarest thing or event you ever spotted? Stuart J Walton, works at Self-Employment Updated Sep 24 One of the rarest things I've ever seen was a "boil" of prawns (shrimp.) It was during the 1974-1975 Gulf of Carpentaria prawn season which proved to be one of the very bes... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.